Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

The Beta’s low rear-end made the front feel high

offersupto10mmofextrapreload.

TheshockisanewZFSachsunit

thatisaround 350 gramslighter

thanlastyear’s.

Trailriderswilllovethis

suspensionasitisveryplushand

won’tbeatyouup.However,forme,I

foundtheBeta’ssuspensiontoosoft

andabitunsettlingonthetrackat

speedand,whilethenewZFSachs

gearisbetterthanever,itstillhas

thatsoftoverallfeel.Ifyouareinto

fastertrails,you’llwanttocrankup

theclickersabitjusttoavoid

bottomingout.Inthetighter,slower

trails,theZFfork and shock soak up

everythingand the shock especially

willallowyouto drive up the

snottiesthills,no problem.

TheBetawas the only bike in the

testwithNissin brakes and they had a

slightlymoreaggressive feel than the

Brembos.Thetrials heritage that Beta

isfamousforis still very much alive

intheirenduro bikes as the bike feels

smallbetweenyour legs, is very agile

onthetrailand, due to the lower seat

heightandtallish ’bar, the whole bike

seemstoworkbetter when you’re

standingup.

2019 SHOOTOUT #4 | 500cc ENDURO

52 | MAY 2019 http://www.adbmag.com.au